Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-15
THE w. G.. T. U.

". L. u Oh the seventeenth congressional
district of Kansas, opened in the Con
gregatIonal church of Kinsley, Edwards
county Kansas, on the afternoon of
August 23d. The church was handsome
ly decorated with flowers and pictures.
On one side of the chancel were the let
tiers w. c. T. o., on the other, the word
welcome, while overhead hung the
temperance doxology in gold letters up
on white ground.
The following district officers were
elected for the ensuing term: For Pres
ident, unanimously, Mrs. Edith A. En-
met, of Mcpherson; for Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. o. Cookingham; for Re-
cording Secretary, Miss Blanche B.
Heazlett, of Stafford, for Treasurer, Mrs.
c. A. Place, of Scott City.
For superintendent of departments,
the following were appointed: Juvenile
and anti-tobacco work, Mrs. L. l..
Haight Sterling; Young woman's work,
Mrs Junkin, Chase; legislative and pc
tition work, Mrs. A. A. Adams; work
among colored people, Mrs. Mcintyre,
Dodge City, womans work for woman,
Mrs Dewy, st. John; scientific temper
ance instruction, Mrs. NJ. E. L. Allison,
Mcpherson; health and heridity, Mrs.
McCOrmic, Great Bend; franchise, Mrs.
M. l.. McConn, st. John, sabbath schools,
Mrs. c. A. Place, Scott City; work among
soldiers and sailors, Mrs. NJ. ]. Hadley,
Hutchinson; social purity, Mrs. Alice
Morris, Sterling; upon organization, Mrs.
Mary A. Fletcher, Mcpherson; influence
ing the press and Union Signal work,
Mrs j. E. Goodwine Mcpherson; music,
Mrs Bouldin, Scott City.
Invitations were received from Sterling,
Dodge City and Huzeltown for the COM
ing convention. That Of, Dodge City
accepted.
Motion made and passed. that the con-
vention meet semi annually
The committee on resolutions submit
ted the following resolutions after which
the convention adjourned with prayer.
1. RESOLVED, that I'VE are under re-
newed obligations to our Heavenly Fa-
ther for his protection, guidance and
blessing during. the past year and that
we render to him our sincere and heart
felt thanks for the success of our efforts.
2. RESOLVED, that we as Unions do all
in our power to secure more rigid en-
forcement of the laws respecting the
sale of intoxicating liquor, scientific stem
perance, instruction in public. schools,
profanity and Sabbath discretion, and
that we endeavor to secure the enact
ment of a law respecting the sale of to-
baccO to minors.
3. RESOLVED, that we recognize the
work of social purity as of vital impor-
lance and recommend to our local unions
an increased interest and activity in this
line of work, and that we demand law
recognizing no distinction in or on &C
count of sex.
4. RESOLVED, while we deplore,. the
fact of the failure of the bill presented
to our last session of the legislature, pro-
viding an industrial school for girls, we
should.make renewed efforts toward the
accomplishment of that object, that the
hayward girls of Kansas, may be cared
for as well as her boys.
5. RESOLVED, that we recommend to
local unions of onr district that they
make earnest and united effort toward
the establishment and maintenance of |
W. G. T. Z. headquarters at Ottawa,
Kansas, feeling that our work may be
greatly forwarded by the same.
6. RESOLVED, that we, the women of |
the w. G. T. Q. of the seventh congress
ional district are thankful for the right |
Of municipal suffrage granted
us and are patiently wait
ing and confidently expecting the univer-
sal suffrage and citizenship in the near
future, for this we will continue to work.
watch and pray.
T. RESOLVED, that the W. G. 7, Z. of
the seventh congressional district will
use it's influence for such party only as
openly and unquivocally declares as a
matter or principle in favor of the pro-
hibition and suppression of the traffic in
liquors as beverage in both
state and nation.
8. RESOLVED, that we, as members OF
he seventh congressional district, of the
W. G. T. Q. of Kansas, do hereby extend
our thanks to the Knights of Labor, OF
Kinsley, Kansas, for their words of good
cheer and encouragement and their prom
Sc of Knightly cooperation.
8. RESOLVED, that the ladies Of this
return their sincere thanks to
he ministers of Kinsley for their coop
ration, the trustees and janitOr of the
church for the use and
are of the same; to the quartette for
heir excellent and well rendered music,
o the decorating committee; to the w.
J. T. e. for their efforts to make our
tay at Kinsley pleasant and profitable;
o the ladies of the city for their kindness
nd hospitality; to the pages for their
fficient work, to Mr.. o. p. Smith for
'roviding carriages for our convenience.
o the press for their courtesies and all
theirs who have SO kindly aided us we
eartily say, thank YOU.